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There Are No Children Here (1993)

TV Movie | 120 min | Drama

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From Publishers Weekly The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by Kotlowitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 ...See moreFrom Publishers Weekly The devastating story of brothers Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers, children of the Chicago ghetto, is powerfully told here by Kotlowitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter who first met the boys in 1985 when they were 10 and seven, respectively. Their family includes a mother, a frequently absent father, an older brother and younger triplets. We witness the horrors of growing up in an ill-maintained housing project tyrannized by drug gangs and where murders and shootings frequently occur. See less

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42 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Oprah Winfrey LaJoe Rivers LaJoe Rivers See fewer	Members only	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Keith David John Paul Rivers John Paul Rivers See fewer	Top 5000	The Princess and the Frog (2009)
Mark Lane Lafayette Rivers Lafayette Rivers See fewer	Members only	The Fence (1994)
Norman D. Golden II Pharoah Rivers Pharoah Rivers See fewer	Members only	Cop & ½ (1993)
Maya Angelou Lelia Mae Lelia Mae See fewer	Members only	Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
Vonte Sweet Craig Craig See fewer	Members only	Traffic (2000)
Crystal Laws Green Rochelle Rochelle See fewer	Members only	This Too Shall Pass (2004)
Ellis Peal Elliot Elliot See fewer	Members only	There Are No Children Here (1993)
Eric McNeal Dogman Dogman See fewer	Members only	There Are No Children Here (1993)
Ashley Magby Vanessa Vanessa See fewer	Members only	There Are No Children Here (1993)
Tiffany Magby Vanita Vanita See fewer	Members only	The Vow (2012)
Phillip Edward Van Lear Jay Stone Jay Stone See fewer	Members only	Prison Break (2005)
Earl Johnson Mr. Parker Mr. Parker See fewer	Members only	For Love of the Game (1999)
Cheryl Lynn Bruce Ms. Demfry Ms. Demfry See fewer	Members only	Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
Nancy Sheeber Ms. Smith Ms. Smith See fewer	Members only	Hunter (I) (1984)
Evan Lionel Silver Silver See fewer	Members only	Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
Johnny Lee Davenport Minister Minister See fewer	Members only	The Fugitive (1993)
Brian P. Weddington Tiny Tiny See fewer	Members only	Chicago Fire (2012)
Alvin Ross Viper #1 Viper #1 See fewer	Members only	There Are No Children Here (1993)
Carole Gutierrez Flora Torres Flora Torres See fewer	Members only	Law & Order True Crime (2017)
Kyra Calhoun Rita Sherrell Rita Sherrell See fewer	Members only	Open Admissions (1988)
E.J. Murray Lucinda Barnes Lucinda Barnes See fewer	Members only	Poltergeist III (1988)
Saundra Leigh Judge Judge See fewer	Members only	Time Served (1999)
Mia Ogburn Shaniqua Shaniqua See fewer	Members only	There Are No Children Here (1993)
Darnell King Leroy Leroy See fewer	Members only	Hustle In Brooklyn (2018)
Sean Hutchinson Kevin Kevin See fewer	Members only	Teeth and Blood (2015)
Rick LeFevour Policeman Policeman See fewer	Members only	The Dark Knight (2008)
Stacy Logan Policeman Driver Policeman Driver See fewer	Members only	Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
Philip E. Johnson Policeman Yates Policeman Yates See fewer	Members only	Chicago Fire (2012)
Bobby Smith Jr. Passerby Passerby See fewer	Members only	Jason's Lyric (1994)
Anna Markin Prosecuting Attorney Prosecuting Attorney See fewer	Members only	Peoria Babylon (1997)
Mary Ann Thebus Lafy Defense Attorney Lafy Defense Attorney See fewer	Members only	Rudy (1993)
Jeris Poindexter Defense Attorney Defense Attorney See fewer	Members only	Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Peter B. Spector White Male White Male See fewer	Members only	Return to Me (2000)
Donna L. Knight Emcee Emcee See fewer	Members only	There Are No Children Here (1993)
Sean A. Tate Thomas Thomas See fewer	Members only	Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
Thomas White Man at Stadium Man at Stadium See fewer	Members only	The Great Outdoors (1988)
Patrick Falls Boy in School Boy in School See fewer	Members only	Wild Hogs (2007)
Julius Molden Boy with Gun in Schoolyard Boy with Gun in Schoolyard See fewer	Members only	There Are No Children Here (1993)
Michael Jordan Himself Himself See fewer	Members only	Space Jam (1996)
James Vallo Prison Guard Prison Guard See fewer	Members only	Voices from the Graves (2006)
Relioues Webb Durrell Rivers (as Relioues Devar Webb) Durrell Rivers (as Relioues Devar Webb) See fewer	Members only	Judgment Night (1993)